Baffle

20170802_173807
It had been a long climb up the steps,
and an even longer journey to get there.
And now this.
The man, who had been a boy when he started the trip,
paused, to catch his breath, to settle into his age,
and then wondered if the girl with the key in her mouth
hadn’t been a girl at all,
but rather a demon,
or even worse, no girl, no demon,
no dream, no anything, really,
except his own secret history
of baffled metaphors
and scant interpretations
as to why
another message always appeared,
always, to entice continuation.
The man, prone to habit, walked on,
just in case.

 

Unknown's avatar

About John Biscello

Originally from Brooklyn, NY, novelist, poet, performer, playwright and filmmaker, John Biscello, has lived in the high-desert grunge-wonderland of Taos, New Mexico since 2001. He is the author of six novels, Broken Land, a Brooklyn Tale, Raking the Dust, Nocturne Variations, No Man’s Brooklyn, The Last Furies, and No One Dreams in Color; a collection of stories, Freeze Tag, two poetry collections, Arclight and Moonglow on Mercy Street; and a fable, The Jackdaw and the Doll, illustrated by Izumi Yokoyama. He also adapted classic fables, which were paired with the vintage illustrations of artist, Paul Bransom, for the collection: Once Upon a Time, Classic Fables Reimagined. His plays have been staged and performed both nationally and internationally.
This entry was posted in Poetry, Uncategorized and tagged , , , , , , , , , , . Bookmark the permalink.

Leave a comment